William Arthur Darker
May 18, 2010
William Arthur Darker III, 47, San Diego, CA, died peacefully May 18, 2010 in San Diego with his family and many friends at his side, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on July 4, 1962 in Superior, WI, the son of William and Joyce Darker. Bill attended elementary school in Lakeside, graduating from Northwestern High...
James Pearson
May 16, 2010
James E. Pearson, 64, South Range, died Sunday, May 16, 2010 in St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born on August 14, 1945 in Superior to Elmer and Mary (Garrity) Pearson. Jim’s education started at St. Louis Catholic School in first grade and at the former St. Patrick Catholic School from second to eighth grade and he...
Esther A. Hart
May 13, 2010
Esther A Hart passed away May 13, 2010, one day after her 96th birthday at Golden Living Center, Superior. She was born in Duluth and moved to the Allouez area of Superior at an early age. She lived in Allouez until retirement when she and Gene moved moved to Crystal Lake in Wascott. She graduated from the former East...
Audrey Godfrey
May 12, 2010
Audrey Godfrey, 93, of Superior, passed away peacefully May 12, 2010, at St. Francis Nursing Home. Mrs. Godfrey was born June 4, 1917, to Brown and Ethel Philp in Menahga, Minnesota. Audrey graduated from Menahga High School in 1935 and married Harold F. Benjamin of Minneapolis in 1940. The two were married for sixteen years and had two sons,...
Dwight J. Davis
May 6, 2010
Dwight J. Davis, 55, life long Superior resident, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Duluth. He was born in Superior on December 22, 1954 the son of Dwight E. and Beatrice (Weaver) Davis. He graduated from Superior Senior High School in 1973 and received a B.A. in Geology from the UWS. He married...
Lucille "Lou" Joy Liabraaten
May 6, 2010
Lucille “Lou” Joy LiaBraaten, 88, Superior resident, died Thursday, May 6, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital Hospice, Duluth. She was born on November 4, 1921 in Fosston, MN to A. Clarence and Mabel Kathryn (Anderson) Lee. She married Orville “Orlo” LiaBraaten on September 1, 1944 and celebrated sixty-five years of marriage. Lucille graduated from Fosston High School and was...
Donna Lee Erkkila
May 3, 2010
Donna Lee Erkkila formerly of Maple, WI entered into eternal life on May 3, 2010 at Birdsong Adult Family Home in Kent, Washington. Donna was born Sept. 27, 1940 to Emil and Caryl (Olson) Johnson in Superior, WI. She was primarily raised by her aunt and uncle, Lempi and Gabriel Maki. She graduated from Duluth Central high school in...
Clarise May Liebaert
May 2, 2010
Clarise May (Munnings) Liebaert, 79, of Superior, was surrounded by several of her loved ones as she passed away peacefully into the Lord’s hands on May 2, 2010. Clar was born on August 29, 1930 to Clarence and Mabel Munnings in Superior, Wisconsin. She graduated from East High School in 1948 and married her high school sweetheart, Marshall, on...
Lulu Halvorson
Apr 29, 2010
Lulu M. Halvorson, 92, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 in Three Forks, Montana. She was born on May 4, 1917 in Brule, WI to Linda and Iver Hakkinen. Lulu was born and raised on the family farm in Brule and spent most of her life in Superior with her husband of sixty-six years, Clyde. After Clyde’s death she spent...
Camille A. Holden
Apr 26, 2010
Camille A. Holden, 45, Superior, died peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2010, with her husband by her side. She was born on October 5, 1964 in Superior to Paul and Pat (Arnes) Lenfestey. Camille married William “Bill” Holden on August 15, 1992 in Superior and celebrated seventeen years of marriage. She was employed as a software engineer for Advanstar...
David H. Engen
Apr 23, 2010
David H. Engen, 63, died Friday, April 23, 2010. He was born on February 16, 1947 in Duluth, MN to Hoyt and Lois (Sundstrom) Engen. He was employed as a bus driver for the Superior School District for twenty years, retiring in October of 2009. He served his country in the United States Army for three years, in which...
Marlys Gunski
Apr 20, 2010
Marlys L. Gunski, 85, Superior, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in the Villa-Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center. Marlys was a lifelong Superior resident, born on May 31, 1924 to Ralph C. and Myrtle A. (Munson) Vreeland. She was employed as a waitress at restaurants in Superior and she was a homemaker and caregiver for thirty years. She loved to...
Tina M. O'Neill
Apr 19, 2010
Tina M. O’Neill, 46, lifelong Superior resident, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. She was born on October 25, 1963 in Superior, WI to David R. and Caroline (Peterson) Lyons. Tina was worked as a CNA for Indian Head Home for over fifteen years. She married Joey O’Neill on July 13, 2002 and celebrated...
Heather Willoughby
Apr 18, 2010
Heather Annette Willoughby, 31, of Superior, was called to heaven Sunday, April 18, 2010 following a car accident in Isanti, MN. She was born July 11, 1978 in Hayward, WI to James and Janice (Gibis) Willoughby. She attended school in Burnsville, MN and graduated from Washington High School, Sioux Falls, SD. She attended South Dakota State University on a...
Muriel Rae Pleski
Apr 17, 2010
Muriel Rae Pleski, 92, South Range, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 in the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on July 20, 1917 in South Range, WI to Herman and Selma (Lien) Erickson. She graduated from the former Central High School and went on to receive her degree in social work from UWS, graduating in 1975....
G. Morley "Skip" Smith Iii
Apr 17, 2010
G. Morley “Skip” Smith III, 64, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born on August 5, 1945 in Superior to G. Morley Smith Jr. and Herdis (Lund) Smith Rico. He graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting. He was Chief Executive Officer of Saratoga Liquor, Inc. Skip married...
Herman Tomzak
Apr 15, 2010
Herman Francis Tomzak, 83, longtime Superior resident, passed away on April 15, 2010 in Panama City Beach, FL. Herman was born and raised in Superior. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a member of the Thomas F. Stein, VFW Post #1091. He was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Panama...
Vienna Polaski
Apr 14, 2010
Vienna I. Polaski, 92, Superior, died, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in St. Francis Home in the Park. She was born on April 2, 1918 in Maple, WI to Charles and Hilda (Soyring) Jarvi. She enjoyed listening to music and working crossword puzzles. Vienna is survived by two daughters, Joyce (Richard) Lier, Superior, Marilyn (Richard) Wilbur, Coon Rapids, MN; five...
Vienna I. Polaski
Apr 14, 2010
Vienna I. Polaski, 92, Superior, died, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in St. Francis Home in the Park. She was born on April 2, 1918 in Maple, WI to Charles and Hilda (Soyring) Jarvi. She enjoyed listening to music and working crossword puzzles.
Vienna is survived by two daughters, Joyce (Richard) Lier, Superior, Marilyn (Richard) Wilbur, Coon Rapids,...
Lorain Lindquist
Apr 11, 2010
Lorain Lindquist, 78, Superior, died peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2010 in St. Luke’s Hospital following a brief illness, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL to Thomas and Sadie (Allen) Roatch. She married her husband “Sam” on May 11, 1955 and celebrated twenty-one years of marriage before he passed away in...
